POWER FAIL.
BREAKDOWN rSjjl ICE COVERED ml The outstanding foiimtW breakdown of the Friday from the Lake C4HH station-were that none ofttfß sion lines was broken, "wjjjH insulators did not fail. The weather cottdftiQaiJu Lake Coleridge on FiinlijnW to information received l»liM Mac Gibbon, resident eauiliH Coleridne hydro-electrieitr-jfflHi from Mr H. E* superintendent, were- vetsjfm twoen The Point and BtaSffl is between The Point flwPffl ridge) a heavy perienced. This mission lines with ice. l£ifl the ice eventually pußeiFejfl on tho south lino, and wßt tho cross-arms of a pole lino. ,In both cases the rawS did not break. *Wm Tho actual cause of that tho transmission in contact with the mMajO which caused the curTCtlw9B ed. Some idea of that tlio transmission laMiffSßj on to carry is given h* ffiiff|| tho over-all diameter o£f£l|9| the ico was three representing the —ntinflf ijIWMI To effect the repaft* ti||jfll Lake Coleridge had to "Tffllß liey from tho Lake 'tt«H where the poles wor» < JgJMPB of motor-cars, and toot. .Tho snow waa ijfSMilfll 3Jft deep in places uftliH use shovels to make tltfraHH Sending Wireless flml tjlpjß Wlieu tho HshintT a sending set/IBBM tho power-house wa* IMHH[ Mac Gibbon. he bo managed one For some time past OQjnwßl modo into tho 6a found tliat there wor <l<^^H
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18457, 11 August 1925, Page 10
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215POWER FAIL. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18457, 11 August 1925, Page 10
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